Royal Wedding Guest List

[Karl-G]

The guest list for the royal wedding next Friday has been released. British actor Rowan Atkinson has been invited. It brought back laughing memories of the marriage at which he officiated in "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Let us hope that the Archbishop of Canterbury does not stumble quite so much next Friday.

 

[Steven_Draker]

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are on the guest list.

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/10/article-1375329-0125986600000578-86_638x550.jpg

 

Unfortunately, it was confirmed that neither Tony Blair nor Gordon Brown had been invited to Friday’s ceremony.

 

Full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1375329/Royal-wedding-Official-guest-list-revealed-Kate-Middleton-asks-2-ex-loves.html

[Poolboy21409]

Neither has FLOTUS Michelle Obama. Public reason is that HRH Prince William is not first in line heir and therefore not really a "state occasion". However, that will teach Michelle not to try to cop a feel of the Queen's back when she visited Buckingham Palace last time with the Prez.

[BgMstr4u]

I forget where I read it, but my impression was that a distinction was being made between heads of state who are monarchs and those who are elected. The former are apparently included, the latter not. I heartily agree with Poolboy: the Queen has been most gracious to Michelle considering M's appalling breach of protocol. And that from a woman married to a President who bows before Saudi and Japanese monarchs in full view of the press.

 

Emendation: The distinction seems not to be made against elected heads of government because they are elected, but because they are not part of the Commonwealth, all of whose heads of government are elected, at least in the formal sense:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8470465/Royal-wedding-No-place-for-Tony-Blair-and-Gordon-Brown.html

 

I am surprised at the exclusion of Labour former prime ministers. I had thought that the Royal Family rather favoured Labour.

[Luv2play]

The fellow who owns the house beside mine and who once dated my sister is going with his wife but that is all I can say.

[gcursor]

was anybody else here invited to this? because I thought for sure I'd get an invite and nothing...maybe it's lost in the mail or something.

gc

[BgMstr4u]

I was going to go, but the hotels are all booked. The family said they'd be happy to put me up -- lots of bedrooms. But I don't want to impose.

[orbital sander]

The fellow who owns the house beside mine and who once dated my sister is going with his wife but that is all I can say.

 

Someone from my side of the country (west of the Mississippi) is going...but I dare not say any more

[Luv2play]

Yes, I understand. The security will be very tight for this occasion. Loose lips are not appreciated by the British security forces (altho they often screw up in this regard). Anyway, one can't be too careful!!!

[JT Brooklyn]

The guest list for the royal wedding next Friday has been released. British actor Rowan Atkinson has been invited. It brought back laughing memories of the marriage at which he officiated in "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Let us hope that the Archbishop of Canterbury does not stumble quite so much next Friday.

 

 

The "Black Adder" is going and not the Ladie's fom AB FAB? LOL